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Man⋅u

[man-oo]
–noun Hindu Mythology.
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
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Ma·nu   (mä'nōō, mŭ'-)   
n.   Hinduism
The primordial father of the human race and sovereign of the earth who first instituted religious ceremonies and devised a code of laws.

[Sanskrit Manuḥ, from manuḥ, man; see man-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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